Saturday, 27 February 2016

Here are some beautiful white bedrooms to prove that white doesn't have to feel minimal and clinical. Using layers of cream and white textiles, including knits, sheepskins, and fluffy rugs etc... can still give a chilled out, cozy bohemian vibe to your room. Of course house plants and natural wood floors also help, but for those of you with carpets like me, layered rugs made from natural fibers also do a perfect job.......or a dreamy beach view....swoon

Friday, 26 February 2016

Having lived in Belarus, New York, Pennsylvania and now Maryland, Daria Souvorova has
seen her fair share of apartments. Moving can be tiresome, but
it has taught her exactly what a home must have in order for her
creativity and happiness to flourish. Her latest move saw her strolling
around Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood looking for a new
apartment. Checklist in hand, she was eager to find a place with
“decorated mantels, parquet floors, huge windows, chandeliers and high
ceilings.”

It was another feature, however, that had Daria pining for this
2-bedroom walkup: leaded, glass windows. Every room in the
800-square-foot apartment has them. The windows’ history and
beauty immediately caught her eye, but the planner in Daria had to make
doubly sure this was the right fit. In the same thoughtful manner in
which she approached her apartment search, she crafted a 2D, scale model
of the walkup. She even gridded out furniture beforehand so she could
know exactly how every item would fit inside! Luckily this exercise
proved the home’s worth, and she moved right in.

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Check out this indoor pool area that I found over at Desire to Inspire!! This place is totally magical isnt it? It reminds me of a cross between my gym's swimming pool and a botanical garden.... the perfect combination!

It is designed by Australian Landscape Gardening firm Secret Garden . The only thing I would do differently was maybe replace the white plastic chair with an Eames style lounger and choosing terrecotta or basket pots for my plants... but I am just being picky :)

Saturday, 20 February 2016

Vanessa From HoneyWood Vintage shares her beautiful Vintage store with us

I am so excited to re-introduce you guys to Vanessa from HoneyWood Vintage. I have a bit of a crush on Vanessa and her impeccable tastes and have featured her home, her peacock chairs and snips of her home many times... so i thought it was about time I featured her beautiful store and Interviewed the lady herself....

So Hi Vanessa......

What inspired you to open Honeywood Vintage?
When
I opened the store I was doing a lot of business online and I kept
getting requests from customers to come try on items and see the pieces I
was selling in person. I didn’t want people coming to my house so in
the back of my mind I had started fantasizing about a small space where I
could work, take appointments with clients and showcase my collection.
It also seemed like all of my time was spent at home in front of the
computer and I was very isolated not to mention the house was super
cluttered with vintage clothing and textiles.

Why did you choose the building /area?
Honestly
price, I had lived in Northeast Los Angeles on the boarder of Eagle
Rock and Highland Park for a while and I was watching the change
happening in Highland Park. I really wanted to get into the neighborhood
before the rents skyrocketed. It’s a very creative, eclectic, and
quickly gentrifying neighborhood, lot’s of artists, musicians (Jackson
Brown is from Highland Park) and creative types as well as being a very
culturally diverse area.. We feel very blessed to be where we are. I
really couldn’t imagine being anywhere else other than the desert…

How would you describe the style/vibe of the store?
The
vibe of the store is definitely an extension of our own personal
styles, 1970s Ethnic bohemian mixed with a Rock n Roll vibe. We love
anything that is Artisan created, Mexican hand embroidery, Indian Block
Prints, 70s handmade leather, Native American jewelry and textiles. Charlie (my boyfriend/partner) is a musician and
has a pretty deep history in Rock and Roll so there are a lot of vintage
Rock t-shirts, motorcycle boots, a few guitars and records as well.
It’s very romantic with lots of textures and patterns but it also has a
southwestern/desert vibe. There is a feminine and masculine energy which
is a nice balance. A lot of our customers come to shop but end up
hanging out for hours which is really cool, we love that people dig the
vibe and feel really comfortable here. We’ve been told the shop is kind
of a mix between Joshua Tree and Laurel Canyon in the 70s.

What is the inspiration behind the name?
People
ask that all of the time and that’s a hard question to answer! It
seemed like a good combination between hard and soft. I could have
imagined a little western town years ago, named Honeywood.

What are your 5 favorite products?
Hmmmmmm,
that’s a hard one! Like any die hard Bohemian woman at heart I am a
sucker for vintage Indian Dresses, I have been obsessed with them since
high school they always sell fast and I struggle because I want to keep
them all! I also live in Calamity Pass Trading Co
braid wraps (whose home was featured on Moon to Moon here) , I sell out of them and we generally have a waiting list.
We are really in love with a brand we recently started carrying out of
Joshua Tree called Totally Blown , they are a
conceptual clothing company that distresses their one-of–a-kind pieces
with shotguns. I am also so proud to carry my close friend Stormie’s beaded pieces, I have been obsessed with her Native
American beadwork for years and years and we are honored to carry her
pieces in our store. Last but not least we are pretty proud of our own
creations my one-of-a-kind Honeywood overnighter carpet bags made from
vintage woven textiles and Charlie’s hats, Lone Hawk @lonehawkhats

What’s next for Honeywood?
For
over a decade, Honeywood has carried curated bohemian vintage and
always will but we are very excited to be branding and making our own
one-of-a-kind items, like the bags. Incorporating vintage handmade
elements with luxury one-of-a-kind products is rewarding and has been a
very organic progression for us. It’s also been VERY rewarding to move
away from 3rd party online sites and be able to function autonomously as
Honeywoodvintage.com. I also plan to launch my own line of handmade
dresses this year as well so stay tuned!

Vanessa's Collaborations with Free People and Lone Hawk hats

You recently Collaborated with Free People, do you have any future projects you would like to share?
Yes!
I am thrilled about Free People carrying my bags, it’s pretty cool to
be recognized on that level. It has really given me confidence to push
my boundaries as a designer and produce on a larger scale. Producing
quantity while making one-of-a-kind pieces is a big challenge but one
that I love and I am familiar with.

Honeywood is also the
home of Charlie’s brand of hats “Lone Hawk” @lonehawkhats which has
grown amazingly fast. Nine months ago he received a request from a
friend in a successful rock band and Lone Hawk was off and running. Lone
Hawk has quickly developed a loyal following of musicians and
entertainers. Charlie picks only the finest old vintage hats and
carefully and lovingly reshapes, restyles and puts his own vibe on them
purely by hand so that every piece is one of a kind and of the highest
quality. It’s been a really great blend, incorporating some of the
textiles and bohemian elements of Honeywood into the hats.

HoneyWood Vintage Overnighter bags and Lone Hawk hats

If you had the choice of traveling back in time to shop for furnishing for your home or Honeywood what decade ?
I think London in the late 60s early 70s must have been amazing! The
music, the fashion, Biba, Zandra Rhodes, all of the textures and
patterns. I can only imagine how amazing Portobello Market must
have been! One of my favorite movies of all time is Performance (1970)
with Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg, the art direction and wardrobe is
to die for! Decadent and rich but relaxed and unstaged.

A big thank you to Vanessa for taking the time out to talk to Moon to Moon.

Wednesday, 17 February 2016

I think I have featured the bottom Thyme Herbal poster before on Moon to Moon, but the collaborative work of hebalist Brittany Wood Nickerson and Illustrator Chelsea Iris Granger is just so beautiful I thought it deserved a re-share.

Although I am a nurse in a very clinical/medicine based field, I truely beleive in the power of plant based medicine and nutrition, however like many people can become lazy when cooking for myself. These pretty posters would be perfect for the kitchen wall not only to brighten up the room but also to inspire me to cook healthy food for the family.

The Moon Calendar is also stunning and educational......About the Moon Poster the collaborative duo say...

The intention of this year’s poster is to help inspire connections with
herbs associated with sleeping, dreaming, and relaxing. The moon is a
nightly creature, long associated with quiet, darkness, and soft
introspection. It carries a dreamy energy that helps us access the more
watery, intimate places inside ourselves. Connecting with moon energy
is a great way to connect with these more subtle elements of the self.

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

I love this Montessori style bedroom belonging to Henry, the son of Photographer Jamie Street. Natural coloured wood, baskets for storage and houseplants are ideal for making a relaxed child's room and the look can be replicated really cheaply by keeping your eye out at your local charity/ thrift store or eBay!

The idea behind the Montessori style room is that is is child focused. Instead of all the furniture being at a height suitable for the parents it is at a height where the child can easily reach their toys and books. The bed is also just above floor level.

Here's a couple more pictures of the rest of the house... the rest can be seen over at Design Sponge

Saturday, 13 February 2016

I am here to apologize for my time off line....My computer stopped working over a week ago. It was pretty bad timing as I had some great posts in the pipe line for Moon to Moon and so I booked a whole day off work (without a toddler in tow) to actually get on top of emails, photographs, and interviews I have been too run down to manage recently...

.... but sometimes these things happen for a reason, and actually in hindsight I really needed a day off to chill and recharge with no 'work' to do, or role to play (mum, nurse, blogger etc...). Living in a large concrete city, life can get all consuming. It is so
easy to slot into the hectic , one upmanship that seems to happen.... since having my son I
have taken a dramatic drop in wages and at the same time found myself walking around my neighborhood a lot more, I have begun to compare myself to others, wishing
my house was bigger, that I had nice wooden floors and a roll top bath, wishing I could afford a shiny new car and take my
family on warm winter holidays abroad, getting annoyed that the majority of my wardrobe is second hand....and starting to feel a bitter sense of entitlement....

... I really needed a day off!!!

So last Friday my sister and I went to Glastonbury Town and as cheesy as it sounds I kind of 'found myself' again. In Glastonbury there were loads of people shopping in the Charity shops, every shop seemed to be tailored exactly to me and the staff were so friendly, actually taking the time to show us how to play the Hapi drums, giving us free incense because we hadn't tried the shop owners (Dilliway and Dilliway) favorite brand, and one sweet shopkeeper exclaiming I had 'a new friend' when I brought my new chunk of Quartz!

It was bliss, it was therapeutic and it felt like home. No one was perfectly groomed, the houses were perfectly scruffy and full of character!! It gave me a chance to really consider how exactly I am benefiting from living in a city..... and the answer is despite being able to walk to work and the local shops... I am not. I have totally had enough of the concrete and the pollution and living on top of other people. ..... I don't need a bigger house I really need to move!!!

Rambling over... I will return tomorrow with a new 'My Nest' Interview from Sunny California xxx

Sunday, 7 February 2016

In this weeks 'My Nest' feature, we are chatting to London based fashion designer Gudrun and taking a little peak inside her earthy bohemian home. Full of beautiful natural fibers and ethnic textiles, her home is perfect retreat to the hustle and bustle of London.....

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Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and where
you live?

I live in Muswell Hill, North London with my boyfriend and our 2- year
old son. I’m Fashion Designer and my boyfriend is a writer and Managing Editor
of a magazine called ‘The Idler’.

How did you find this beautiful home and how long have
you lived in it?

We moved in a week before I gave birth. As you can see from the
pictures, we’re terrible hoarders, so it was quite a task boxing everything up
and shifting it across London. Thankfully we have got some really great friends
who rallied round and helped us on moving day.

How would you
describe your style/ aesthetic?

I am drawn to natural fibres and textures like wood and ceramics in
earthy tones and hues. The flat is full of plants and I love handcrafted one
off pieces - I have a real thing for wicker baskets, wooden bowls and ethnic
textiles. Nothing is particularly valuable or cost a lot but they are really
precious to me. Finding little things in markets in France, Germany and around
London means that every piece tells a story and reminds me of where and when we
bought it. I am inspired by books from the 70s like 'Woodstock Handmade Homes’, ‘The Craftsman Builder’ and ‘Houseboat’ I could look through them all
day long and never get bored. I hate that much overused word ‘boho’ but I
suspect that our style does fall into that bracket!

How has your home and style changed
since your son was born?

To be honest our style hasn’t really changed since our
son was born, but now the flat is full of wooden toys - his favourites
are his little tricycle and rocking horse. We haven’t gone mad and baby
proofed everything. We are lucky as he is pretty relaxed and loves to flick
through records with his daddy and actually prefers to unpack the kitchen
cupboards and rearrange them rather than play with his toys!

What are your favourite things about living in this
area?

Before we moved here we didn’t know the area at all so it has been a joy
to discover it together as a family. It is semi-rural in a way with several
woods on our doorstep for lovely walks and lots of great cafes and record
shops. We are lucky to have a Steiner school nearby where we go to the Parent
& Child group.

Your ceramic collection is really beautiful, where do
you buy these pieces and what attracted you to these colour and textures

Thank you! It has become a real obsession of mine to hunt down pieces
that are made from natural materials. I find them in all sorts of places from
car boots to charity shops and even occasionally online.

Do you have a favourite room in your home?

I suppose the sitting room is the one we spend the most time in. It is
light and airy with a little balcony that we sit out on in the summer months.
It is big enough for our son to roam around on his bike and cart (for the
moment!) and is filled with our books and records.

You have an enviably huge record collection, when did
that start? What are you currently listening to?

The records are mainly my boyfriend’s - he has a bad vinyl addiction! He
has been collecting since he was a little boy, taken to shops and car boots and
initiated into the record collecting world by his dad. At the moment we have
been listening to our friend Flo Morrissey’s debut album which is really
beautiful - also old favourites like Judee Sill, Jackson Browne, The Incredible
String Band and Cass Mccombs - and of course Raffi gets played on a daily basis
for the little man, he loves his songs!

What are you currently reading?

Well we don’t get much time to read these days! I currently have a
pile of guide books on the go to California as we are heading over there in the
spring. If anyone has any tips of things to do when we are over there then let
us know!

If you could travel either back in time or
to a far off land to grab some interior items where would you go?

Definitely the 1970s! That is the era that I always
come back to. Fashion wise and interiors wise it is full of amazing designs and
has a timeless style all of its own. Almost every day I post up inspiration
images mainly from the 1970s on my instagram account river_of_daisies. It’s
been a real joy to connect with like-minded people all around the
world.

Do you have any recommendations of places to shop in
London?

We love going to Portobello market. We lived just up the road
from it for years and even though it is not as good as it used to be, it still
has a magical atmosphere and we know most of the traders so it is fun to go and
chat to them. Julian (my boyfriend) recently wrote a book about the area called
Portobello Road: Lives of a Neighbourhood, looking at the last sixty years
telling the story of the street. Nowadays it is more famous as the location for
the film Notting Hill but of course in the 60s and 70s it was the counter-cultural capital of London with many fashion and music trends emanating
from there. He tracked down most of the important figures connected to the
street and interviewed them - it’s a fascinating read even if I do say so
myself!

Do you have any wish list items ?

There are always more things that i want to buy for
the flat but we are limited by space or lack of it. To be honest I tend to wait
and see what I spot out on the markets and car boots rather than having a wish
list - and then when I see something I want I can’t imagine how I ever lived
without it! Those wicker chairs in the sitting room for example were picked up
from a French brocante last summer for a couple of Euros and they are so
comfortable I never want to part with them.

A massive thank you to Gudrun and family for letting us into her home xx

If you have a home you think readers would love tag moontomoon on instagram xx

** most of the pictures I have used have been from pintrest and tumblr, sadly many have no credit. I am slowly working my way through my past posts trying to add sources. If you recognise a picture please please drop me an email, or leave a comment in that post. Cheers Gabi xxx